Learning objective

  • To consider the effect of how sculpture is displayed.

Success criteria

  • I can make decisions about how to display

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National curriculum

Art and design

Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Thinking back to the previous lesson (Lesson 3: Working with wire), ask children to explain why wire is a good material for sculpting.  

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could select from pre-cut letters to assemble their word; consider pairing children to create their shadow sculptures so that the task of creating letters is shared; could work as a group and take on a specific role, e.g. designer, photographer.

 

Pupils working at greater depth

Should try out different fonts for letters and identify which one works best, and why; should be encouraged to try a variety of different ways to display their sculpture before photographing it.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: creating a shadow sculpture using block

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Vocabulary

  • found objects

  • recycled

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Simon Chubb

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